10-10-2009, 06:06 PM
I'd like to take advantage of being able to get movies via the internet and would like to show them on my TV, preferably in HD quality. Watching them on my wife's MBP is easy since I can now stream Netflix a selection of Netflix movies instantly. However, I'd like to have an easy to use solution for the TV. A hacked apple TV sounds almost like a good solution but it currently won't work with the Netflix streamer. I'm not sure the Popcorn Hour will either though it sounds like it'll play almost anything. We already own an XBox 360 so that sounds like a possibility though it does require a subscription to M$ Xbox Live Gold. Another possibility is going a more expensive route and buying a Tivo HD lifetime unit or a Mac Mini. Another possibility is to just comandeer the MBP and plug it into the TV whenever we want to watch a movie...mildly inconvenient but not horribly so. I'd love to hear some opinions on the best setup (preferably one with a straightforward interface and minimum of hacking required. Your thoughts?